ColdFusion Certification Bootcamp

ColdFusion Certification Bootcamp is the ultimiate way to learn ColdFusion combing the 3 day FastTrack to ColdFusion course, 4 day Advanced ColdFusion course and access to our online support system including instructor led support forums, fully preparing you for the ColdFusion Certification Exam (the exam fee is already included in the course price).

The classroom sessions are run regularly at our London centre or available at your own location, and are a great way to get up and running with all the core features of ColdFusion. Our ColdFusion Training is suitable for anybody that is new to developing with ColdFusion.

Audience
To gain the most from this ColdFusion training program, you should already have:

• A familiarity with Web terminology
• An understanding of Web server characteristics
• Experience with the HTML tag set and syntax
• Familiarity with the SQL command set, including SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE

ColdFusion Training Course Overview
Days 1 - 3 (FastTrack to ColdFusion)

Getting Started with ColdFusion

• Understanding Dynamic Web Pages
• Introducing ColdFusion
• Exploring Dreamweaver
• Creating ColdFusion Variables
• Displaying Variable Values
• Including Files
• Commenting Code
• Implementing Best Practices

Publishing Database Content

• Connecting to a Database
• Querying a Database Table
• Viewing Debug Data
• Dumping a Recordset to a Browser
• Displaying Database Data
• Using the Dynamic Table Tool
• Using the Resultset Structure Data
• Introducing CurrentRow
• Using ColdFusion Functions
• Implementing Best Practices

Building Forms with ColdFusion

• Understanding HTML Forms
• Enabling Debug Output
• Self-Posting Forms
• Determining Form Submission
• Evaluating Form Variables
• Introducing ColdFusion Forms
• Implementing Best Practices

Building Search Interfaces

• Using Form Data in Dynamic Queries
• Preserving Form Data
• Creating Dynamic SQL for Multiple Search Criteria
• Using Text Searches
• Using List Searches
• Implementing Best Practices

Building a Drill-Down Interface

• Using Dynamic URL Parameters
• Creating a Data Drill-Down
• Creating on-the-fly PDF Documents
• Displaying Data in a Tabbed Interface
• Implementing Best Practices

Inserting New Data

• Building an Insert Interface
• Building an Insert Form Page
• Validating ColdFusion Forms
• Building Insert Action Logic
• Redirecting Process Flow
• Implementing Best Practices

Updating and Deleting Data

• Updating Database Data
• Building an Update Form Page
• Building Update Logic
• Deleting Records from the Database
• Improving SQL Security
• Implementing Best Practices

Reusing Templates

• Reusing Code
• Using Custom Tags
• Using User-Defined Functions
• Introducing ColdFusion Components
• Implementing Best Practices

Securing an Application

• Addressing the Web’s Statelessness
• Using the Application Framework
• Using Application Variables
• Persisting State Variables
• Working with Session Variables
• Implementing Best Practices

Days 4 -7 (Advanced ColdFusion Development)

Introduction to Components

• Using the Application Framework
• Introducing CFC Syntax
• Configuring Application Settings
• Handling Application Events
• Handling Request Events
• Locking Shared Scope Variables
• Handling Session Events

Manipulating Lists and Queries

• Using Lists
• The Query Object
• Summarizing and Grouping Data
• Transaction Processing
• Querying a Query

Manipulating Data with Arrays and Structures

• Using Arrays
• Using Structures
• Using Built-In ColdFusion Data Structures
• Dynamically Evaluating Variables
• Combining Data Structures
• Accessing Data by Value or Reference

Advanced Component Concepts

• Instance-Based Components
• Creating Dynamic Getter/Setter Proxies with onMissingMethod()
• Using Built-In Components
• Prototyping Components with <cfinterface>

Handling Errors and Exceptions

• Introducing Error Handling
• Customizing Application Error Messages
• Handling Exceptions with Try/Catch
• Exception Handling Frameworks

Code and Content Reuse

• Creating Custom Tags
• Using Custom Tag Attributes
• Setting Results on the Calling Page
• Calling Custom Tags
• Creating CFML Simple Nested Custom Tags
• .NET Integration with ColdFusion
• Creating Web Services
• Calling Web Services

Working with PDF Files and Forms

• Generate PDF Files from ColdFusion
• Manipulating PDF Files with <cfpdf>
• Pre-filling PDF Forms
• Posting Data from a PDF Form to ColdFusion

Data and File Manipulation in ColdFusion

• Manipulating Image Data with <cfimage>
• Reading and Storing Image Data
• Image Processing
• Creating RSS Feeds
• Consuming RSS Feeds

Scaling Applications

• Understanding and Identifying Scalability Bottlenecks
• Caching Recordsets
• Caching Generated Results with <cf_accelerate>
• Caching Entire Page Results
• Using Asynchronous Processes to Improve Performance